Data Communication Flashcards
The process of transferring digital information (data) between two or more points
Data Communications
Defined as information that has been processed
Data
It is referring to knowledge or intelligence
Information
It a standards body under ITU. It is the primary organization for developing standards on telephone and data communications systems among participating governments
Comite Consultatif International Telegraphique or
Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT)
Group of the CCITT that addresses the regulatory aspects of international communications including telegraph operations, telex service, tariffs, public networks and many aspects o telephony
Study Group A
Group of the CCITT that concentrates its efforts on telegraph transmission, equipment specifications and telegraph signaling
Study Group B
Group of CCITT that studies international telephone operations
Study Group C
Group of CCITT that addresses problems relating to international data transmission service and international data networks
Study Group D
A voluntary organization consisting of national standards committees of each member country
International Standards Organization (ISO)
A voluntary standards body in the US and is a member of the ISO
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
A national trade association which is very influential in developing standards in North American Countries
Electronic Industries Association (EIA)
A US professional organization of electrical, electronics and computer engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)
Type of Connection Combination used in data communication system
DTE and DCE combination
A general term that describes the interface equipment used at the stations to adapt the digital signals from the computers and terminals to a format more suitable for transmission
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
A terminal that is old form of DTE that was invented to replace the Morse telegrapher
Teleprinter
A terminal that is known as video displace terminal (VDT) was developed as an alternative to teleprinter terminals
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Terminal
Classifications of CRT terminal that are teletype compatible and offer a limited number of functions
Dumb Terminals
Classifications of CRT terminal that offer enhanced functions such as editing and formatted data entry
Smart Terminals
Classifications of CRT terminal that feature software support
Intelligent or user-programmable terminals
A terminal that replaces most teleprinters and CRT terminals as the terminal of choice as a standard terminal
PC Terminal
A general term that describes the equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals and interfaces the data terminal equipment to analog transmission medium
Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
A facility that connects two points together
Transmission Channel
It identifies how various stations within the network are interconnected
Topology
Types of Network Topology
Ring Mesh Star Line Tree Bus Fully Connected
A network topology could be configured for traffic to flow in one direction or in both directions
Ring Topology
A network topology that every node in the network is connected to each other by transmission facilities
Mesh Topology
A network topology that is very economical when traffic relations are comparatively low but inefficient particularly when traffic intensities grow
Star Topology
It is so called the full mesh topology
Fully Connected Topology